Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue

About Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue

Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue was a British peer, created Earl Fortescue in 1789.

Occupation: politician
Position held: member of the House of Lords, member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: March 12, 1753
Died: June 16, 1841

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Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (12 March 1753 – 16 June 1841) was a British peer, created Earl Fortescue in 1789.

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaumaris from 1784 to 1785.

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He was the son of Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Baron Fortescue, younger half-brother of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Clinton.

Earl Fortescue's residences were as follows:

Castle Hill, Filleigh, North Devon.

Ebrington Manor, Gloucestershire.

Weare Giffard Hall, Devon.

Lord Fortescue married Hester Grenville (1767–1847), daughter of the Prime Minister George Grenville, on 10 May 1782. They had nine children: